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S. A. PARKER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30. 1914. 1 ,1 MAT 5.. Patented Aug. 15,1916.

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SILAS A. PARKER, OE MORRISTOWN, NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THEODORE B.

PETERSON, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 115, 1916..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Sims A. PARKER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Morristown, county of Morris, and State The invention isfurther designed to pro.-

vide a bottle in which the closure, usually a ball, is positively seatedwhen the bottle is substantially upright and in which the closure isfree to leave its seat when the bottle is turned to a pouring position.

The improved bottle is one in which the valve or closure is not entirelyopened when the bottle is held upright and then jerked up and down,which prevents the entry of liquid from the neck. This is a new feature,as it is possible in previous bottles to pour liquid into the neck, theneck becoming full above the valve. Then when the bottle is jerked upand down as in shaking, the intermittent opening of the valve willpermit the entrance of liquid under the valve. This is prevented in thepresent improved form of bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a thimble which serves toforce the; valve shut, which acts'to prevent entry of liquid to thevalve unless the thimble is raised, and it also acts as a cup or holderinto which the liquid passes from the bottle and it then overflows whichdistributes the flow around the inside of the neck. This thimble or cupalso acts to return the liquid between the valve and outlet, to thebottle, when the bottle is turned up when the-pouring is finished.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical view of the top part of a bottle, showing it insection. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bottle turned up side down toillustrate the parts in the position they occupy when liquid is beingpoured from the bottle. Fig. 8 is a section on line 33 in Fig. 1, andFig. 4 is a top view of the bottle neck.

The bottle neck is preferably made of two parts, this being done inorder to make the manufacture of the separate parts easy, and also tomake it easy to assemble the parts of the bottle.-

The'bottle 10 is of any form, and it .has a neck portion which is madeof a lower part 11 having a passage 12 therein, the passage 12 extendingup through a nozzle 13 which projects above the shoulder 14 to aconsiderable extent. The upper portion 15 of the bottleneck isofmaterial length and has a screw threaoled portion that fits on ascrewthreaded portion of the lower bottle neck part'l'l so as to make ascrew-threaded joint 16, although it will be evident that other formsof'fastening the parts together can be employed. The parts arepermanently fastened by coating the screw-threaded parts with properadhesive, which joints them together when it dries, and the part 15. ispermanently attached to the lower bottle neck portion 11.

The nozzle 13 is provided with an outlet on which a suitable closure isadapted to be seated to close the nozzle to prevent evaporation of thecontents of the bottle and also to prevent the entrance of liquid fromthe bottle neck into the bottle. The preferred form of valve or closureis a ball 17 which fits into a recess or countersunk part 18 at theoutlet end of the nozzle. When the bottle is upright, as in Fig. 1, theball rests on the outlet of'the nozzle. The thimble or cup 19 fits inthe-bottle neck and has a top portion 20 and an apron or dependingportion 21, this being formed by reason of a recess 22 which extends upfrom the bottom of the thimble 19, this recess being of considerablelength so that the ball can move relative to the thimble when thethimble is removed from the nozzle.

To permit the passage of liquid around the thimble suitable channels canbe provided, one method being shown in the drawing, in which the thimblehas passages or indentations 23 in its periphery to permit the passageof liquid between the outside of the thimble and the inside of thebottle neck. When the bottle is in the position fhQWn in Fig. l the cupor thimble 19 rests on the ball 17 and holds it in place. The ball isusuallymade of metal, and while it probably will seat itself, thethimble, by reason of the round end 24 of its recess, insures thecentering of the ball, since the recess 24 and the recess 18 both act tomove the ball to its seated position and to hold it there.

WVhen the bottle is turned over so as to pour liquid from it the thimbleand the ball both move. The thimble slides in the bottle neck to theposition shown in Fig. 2, being limited in its movement by a suitablestop 25 Which, in the form shown, consists of a plate having recesses orperforations 26 therein to permit the passage of liquid. Other forms ofspiders or perforated stops besides the exact form shown can be employedin my improved bottle.

WVhen the bottle is in the position shown in Fig. 2 the liquid flows outthrough the passage 12 and into the recess 22 of the thimble 19 andflows over the edges of the thimble and then down through the passagesprovided for its flowing between the thimble and the bottle neck. In theform illustrated it would be, therefore, down through the passages 23.This distributes the liquid to a great extent and makes an even flow.If, for any reason, the cup or thimble should be inclined to stick, theweight of the ball would act to move the thimble to its open position.The stop 25 is'so disposed that the lower end of the thimble -does notproject far enough beyond.

the end of the nozzle to permit the escape of the ball 17, the usualdisposition of it being such as to hold the thimble a slight distancebeyond the nozzle, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the pouring operation is completed and the bottle is again.permitted to take its upright position the closing of the thimble on thenozzle has a tendency to force the liquid in the thimble back intothe'bottle, and an unappreciable, if any, amount of 1 liquid will beoutside of the valve of the bottle. The ball 17 is not secured to thethimble, but being loose therein it can independently seat itself on theend of the nozzle, and then when the thimble comes down it insures theseating of the ball and 1 Copies of this patent may be obtained for theclosing of the nozzle, so that if the user neglects to put a cork in thebottle, which can be done if desired, there is no evaporation of theliquid in the bottle.

The apron 21 extending down around the nozzle acts to prevent theintroduction of liquid into the bottle by filling the bottle neck abovethe ball and then shaking the bottle, that is jerking it with an up anddown motion. The possibility of filling by this method is preventedbecause the air space in the thimble acts to hold out liquid, and inaddition thereto, the upward movement of the thimble and ball does notprovide sufiicient clearance for the entrance of liquid, particularlywhen it is borne in mind that the ball is loose from the thimble anddescends more quickly and is seated on the nozzle before the thimble isback to its normal position, and in this way act to prevent the entranceof liquid into the bottle by means of a rapid up and down motion of thebottle with its neck filled with liquid.

The lower part of the bottle neck with its nozzle 13 is easily made. Theupper portion 15 of the bottle neck is also easily made, and with thesimple form of ball 17 .and thimble 19 they are easily and cheaply madeand assembled. When the bottle is filled the ball is put in place, thethimble is placed over the ball, and then the upper neck portion 15 isscrewed into place, or otherwise fastened, and when permanently securedto the bottle the parts are in operative position and but little time isspent in their assembling.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

In a non-refillable bottle, a neck, a stop piece therein provided with apassage for liquid, an elongated nozzle within the bottle neck, athimble within the bottle neck and having a sliding fit upon and guidedby said nozzle, liquid passages being provided between said thimble andneck, and the bottom of the thimble and the end of the nozzle beingprovided with recessed seats in alinement with one another, and a balladapted to be received in said seats.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 20th day of June, 191 i.

' SILAS A. PARKER.

Witnesses:

WALTER S. JoI-INsoN, JOHN D. VREELAND.

five cents' each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

